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Can an orgasm really last three days? According to actress Pam Grier, the answer is yes, at least in her experience. , 76,
Can an orgasm really last three days? According to actress Pam Grier, the answer is yes, at least in her experience. During a May 13 appearance on Wiser Than Me with host Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the legendary Foxy Brown star opened up about aging, sexuality, and why she still feels youthful at the ripe age of 76.
“Yes, I do, because when you’re young, you can have three, four, five orgasms in an hour,” Grier said, according to Page Six. “But when you get my age, you have one orgasm, it’ll last three days.”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus was stunned by the claim.
“What are you talking about?” she asked. “Like, what are you doing down there to get a three-day orgasm? I need details.”
Laughing, Grier replied, “You don’t have to do anything, but when it happens, I just wanna tell you, you just be prepared.”
Grier doubled down on the statement, adding, “It’s gonna be three whole days.”
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She joked that if she’d experienced that kind of pleasure earlier in life, things may have turned out differently romantically.
“If I could have had that when I was younger, I would have had a better life and better boyfriends, OK?” she quipped.
While Grier described the experience humorously, medical experts note that a true orgasm lasting continuously for several days is not considered a normal physiological response. However, there is a rare condition known as Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder (PGAD), which can cause ongoing and unwanted sensations of genital arousal without sexual desire or stimulation, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Symptoms may include throbbing, tingling, or pressure that can persist for hours, days, or even weeks, and orgasm often does not relieve the condition. PGAD is considered distressing and can significantly affect mental health and quality of life.
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The iconic actress also made it clear she isn’t overly concerned with getting older, or even keeping track of her exact age. Though Grier turns 77 on May 26, she admitted she doesn’t focus much on the number.
“I don’t know, nor do I care,” she said while chatting with Julia Louis-Dreyfus on the Wiser Than Me podcast. “If I wake up breathing, I’m gonna have a good day.”
Over the years, Grier has been linked to several high-profile relationships, including former Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, comedian Freddie Prinze, and comedy icon Richard Pryor. This isn’t the first time that she’s spoken openly about her sex life. 
In August 2025, Grier revealed on the Allison Interviews podcast that she was dating a mystery man she described as her “cosmic” partner. She also candidly admitted she was “horny as f—k” when discussing her sex life.
“You hear about when people find their person, that it’s a warm, fuzzy feeling,” she said. “I can’t believe it happened now, when I’ve got things to do. Don’t mess up my plans!”
What do you think of Pam Grier’s comment on Wiser Than Me? Thoughts?
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The blocking of the Strait of Hormuz has highlighted the vulnerability of international trade Photo: kashd
Every month, our editor-at-large Melanie Gerlis shares her insights on the art market
Rivals to the dominant art market hubs of New York, London and Hong Kong are gaining ground. According to the latest Art Basel & UBS Art Market Report, the “other” regions outside of the US, UK and China have grown their share from 17% of business in 2015 to 24% in 2025.
A big driver behind the shift is the increase in nationally protective regulation, including Brexit and tariffs, which have become political levers in the new world order. The report finds that such barriers to trade have stifled the business of art, particularly in contemporary works, which benefit from free circulation, while inflation has been another unwanted side effect of protectionist policies.
There are signs, though, that moves to deglobalise, albeit a disconnecting dynamic, can offer a refreshing lottery of regional winners and losers. South Korea and Switzerland were among countries that grew their markets last year, while in 2024, an otherwise glum year for the art market, Japan and Australia were on the up.
A multi-polar world creates opportunity. History shows most of today’s thriving art markets started out with a flourishing of local culture, hard to achieve when participants have their sights set on global centres.
Shifts to deepen national and local markets are already underway; witness the growing number of art galleries doubling up in their home towns and the recent energy around culture in places including Bangkok, Warsaw, Margate and Qatar.
The dynamic heralds an ecologically more sustainable industry, which extends beyond caring for the planet and chimes with a societal reaction against limitless choice. Jumping on planes to get to the latest art fair or exhibition might have become the art market’s modus operandi but is costly, both financially and emotionally, while also arguably detrimental to the wider art ecosystem.
In the US, where most of the world’s wealth resides by far, the art market is still set to cruise. Its share sat very comfortably at 44% of the pie last year (it is the UK and China where market share has dropped), only a nudge below a peak 45% in 2022. Yet even the US market is skewed by the concentration in New York. As the artist Josh Kline puts it in his much-referenced essay for the latest edition of October, “while New York’s art dealers may regularly visit Basel or Hong Kong, the majority are not making routine trips to Pittsburgh or Portland or even Chicago”.
Indeed, for the US, increased regionalisation can happen happily within its own borders, boosted by incoming tariff fees, and in cities with the heft of Los Angeles, Houston or “even” Chicago. This should, in turn, ease the incessant inflation of living and working costs that, as Kline notes, afflicts the art world’s hub cities, notably New York.
There is, though, a broader conversation, prompted by the war in Iran, of whether the military action centred in the chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz could prove the moment that the US superpower, after decades of peace and prosperity, loses its geopolitical grip.
In such a scenario, smaller, more emerging countries might get a bump of enthusiasm but, experts say, would likely suffer in the longer term without overseas investment. Reduced immigration, a byproduct of protectionism, might be wanted from some corners but, in my view, would diminish innovation, curiosity and imagination, vital ingredients for the creative industries, among others. In such circumstances, the simplicity of more regionally focused trade begins to look more like the only option in a sea of chaos.
The hope, as ever, is for an outcome that combines the best of both worlds, a rejuvenation rather than a rebellion, enabling regional talent to flourish while the bedrock of international trade can continue, in a less dominant way.
The next generation of wealth looks more evenly distributed around the world and with greater gender parity, which, optimists say, could lead to more balanced support of the art ecosystem. Smaller cities, where renting a studio space might still be affordable to artists, could come into their own. Technology, if harnessed well, could fill the gaps of reduced travel schedules, helping the planet and improving the industry’s many inefficiencies.
As we go into another bumper auction season in New York, the art market needs to consider a move away from its reliance on such multi-million-dollar sales. These cast an unrealistic light on the rest of the scene and speak less to the next generation of wealth anyway. The system below is struggling, many say unsustainably, for galleries, curators, artists and institutions, without which there is no system at all. There will undoubtedly be some pain. The logical conclusion, already playing out, is that values will come down, meaning some businesses will close or, at best, change tack with lessons learned. But a polycentric global order could prove the best outcome.
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The talented Queen Latifah will lend her eyes and ears to the upcoming 30th season of The Voice as one of the judges for the show.
Queen Latifah is still one of the busiest individuals in the culture, with acting gigs and endorsements always in play. Now, it’s being reported that Queen Latifah will join the judges’ panel of music competition series The Voice for its upcoming 30th season.
According to a press release from NBC/Peacock, Queen Latifah will make her debut this fall on The Voice, joining current judges Kelly Clarkson and Adam Levine. Also making their debut on the panel is country star, Riley Green.
Latifah’s credentials are well-established, extending into music, fashion, movies, and television. The Emmy Award and Golden Globe-winning actress also holds a National Medal of the Arts and owns the distinction of being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, among other honors.
Green has been involved with The Voice in times past for the show’s 26th and 28th seasons in a pair of finale performances. Mainstays Clarkson and Levine will undoubtedly show Latifah and Green the ropes to be a proper judge as the next potential music star gives it their all to impress the panel.
As this is a milestone season for The Voice, fans can expect surprise guests and appearances from former coaches and mentors, along with looking back on the past winners and their journey in music.
The Voice will make its return this fall.
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The October Gallery Museum places art in the community. Here are partner locations where you can have an art experience.
Some locations art is installed inside buildings and visits are during regular business hours. Other locations are by appointment only. Schools are not open to the public. In addition, we have many outdoor installations that you can enjoy around the clock. Check each location below for details. Tours are available upon request. 215-352-3114.
Here are some of our patrons that have donated art and art related items installed as part of our Art in the Community program. Thanks!
Watson and Sonia Brown
Stephanie Daniel
Chad Cortez Everett
Gail Gaines
Dr. Darryl J. Ford
Kelly R. Harrison
Deborah Kelly
Betty Ann D. Lawrence
David Lawrence
Leon McDuffie
Michael Muhammad
Jay R. Ogilvie
Marjorie H. Ogilvie
Junious Rhone, Sr.
Robin Rhone
Shirley Rhone
April Rice
Karen Roach
Monica Rocha
Steve Satell
Deborah Stephens
Staci Watson 
Stephanie R. West
Horace Wright

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Art and art related items may be returned to October Gallery in good condition within twenty (20) days of the purchase for store credit ONLY – unless otherwise stated on an invoice.
Items on layaway or even items paid for will be held by the gallery for no more than ninety (90) days from the original sale date. Refund is in store credit ONLY – unless other stated on an invoice.

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In a recent interview, the former Atlanta mayor reflected on infertility, multiple surgeries and the adoption journey that led to her four children.

Former Atlanta mayor and Georgia Democratic governor candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms has navigated some of the toughest rooms in American politics. But nothing was harder for her than trying to adopt Black boys.
In a recent interview with TheGrio’s Natasha S. Alford, Keisha Lance Bottoms discussed her new memoir, “The Rough Side of the Mountain,” in which she delves into her political career, her father’s death, motherhood and the reproductive health struggles that ultimately led to her adoption journey.
“For me, it was a journey to say the least. I suffered from very bad fibroids. I had more surgeries than I literally can count, probably more than a dozen. At some point, I made a very difficult decision to even have a partial hysterectomy,” Bottoms said.
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According to the report “Americans’ Views of U.S. Foster Care: Elevating Black Americans’ Perspectives and Experiences,” published by the Gallup Center on Black Voices, Black children are more likely to remain in the foster care system longer than children of other races. Black adoptive parents also often face barriers when adopting Black children, but for Bottoms, those challenges did not deter her from becoming a mother.
Before the surgeries, Bottom said she and her husband, Derek, tried everything, including in vitro fertilization and other alternatives to “conceive a baby biologically,” but were unsuccessful. It wasn’t until her husband suggested adoption that they began to consider how they could still have the family they always wanted.
 “I thought there was a conflict between adopting and faith that God would give us this baby naturally. And I can tell you again, one of these rough patches going up the mountain, I wouldn’t trade anything for the world,” Bottoms explained.
The couple now has four children. In 1992, they adopted a six-month-old child named Lance. They later adopted another son, Langston, and continued expanding their family with twins Lincoln and Lennox, according to Yahoo! Life.
After years of fertility struggles and a long adoption journey, Bottoms reflected on what it ultimately meant to become a mother.
“If I had to do it all over again to get back to the four that I get to call my children, I would do it all over again,” Bottoms said.
She continued, “It was a journey and really eye-opening just in terms of adoption in general, and the availability of Black boys. Black boys are often the last chosen.”
In September 2020, about 407,000 children were in foster care nationwide, and 57,881 were adopted that year, according to a report from the Children’s Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Black children make up the largest percentage of those in foster care, with 92,237 in care and 9,588 adopted.
Bottoms reflected on the challenges Black boys often face in the adoption system. “The fear of Black men starts at birth. That black boys are not always the chosen ones when it comes to adoption.”
“I’m fortunate that I have three sons and a daughter. But it is something that I’m very grateful for, sharing our story with friends—we have so many friends who have gone on to adopt. And I truly hope that even in writing about it, more hearts will be open to it​​​​​​​​​​​​​​,” she added.
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The wellness life coach and author has been responding to backlash after she revealed she doesn’t have a license to practice therapy.
Amid the press tour for her new book and controversy over her credentials, Cheyenne Bryant is doubling down, saying that she does deserve to be called a doctor.
“I have multiple degrees, and my thing is that my proof isn’t something that I have to prove to individuals. My proof is already within my credentials, my degrees, and also more than just my titles, it’s in how effective I’ve been,” she said in an interview with Fox 5’s Marissa Mitchell, explaining that her live sessions with celebrities like Nick Cannon and Shannon Sharpe prove that her work is legit.
“They deemed it as my work being effective. I am effective at what I do,” she continued. “I’m educated, and I’m successful in my lane. I created my own lane. And so a lot of times, when people see that you created something that maybe they couldn’t, admiration turns into envy, and you’ve got to be okay with [that].”
The celebrity wellness guru received a wave of backlash after revealing in an interview with Joe Budden that she does not have a therapy license, saying that “a license is really only needed so you can bill insurance,” and that she prefers not being bound by the ethical and regulatory standards that therapists typically are.
Responding to those questions raised over her credentials and title, Bryant later said on social media that she is not a therapist, but a “psychology expert and life coach.”
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Even though Bryant does not call herself a therapist, the clarification has led to more questions: Did she obtain her doctoral degree? Is she qualified to engage in her current practice? The author’s online bio claims that she has a dual degree in Psychology and Pan African studies from Cal State University, Northridge, and that she “decided” to pursue her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Argosy University, which lost its accreditation in 2019 and closed permanently.
Her response is simple. She will continue to call herself a doctor as she sees fit.
“I’ve earned the title,” she told Mitchell. “I have multiple degrees, and I’m not going to prove anything to anybody.”

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Police responded to Chris Brown’s Los Angeles-area residence Wednesday evening after reports of a suspicious individual entering the gated property.

A man was arrested outside Chris Brown’s Los Angeles-area home on Wednesday evening after allegedly trespassing onto the property and attempting to start a fire, according to multiple reports citing law enforcement sources.
The incident reportedly occurred at Brown’s residence in Tarzana, an upscale neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley. Authorities were called to the property shortly before 7 p.m. local time after reports of a suspicious individual attempting to enter the gated home.
According to reports first published by TMZ and later confirmed by NBC 4 Los Angeles, the suspect was allegedly seen near the property’s gate before climbing over a fence and entering the grounds.
Law enforcement sources claimed the suspect was known to people at the residence and had allegedly caused problems in the past. Once on the property, the man allegedly attempted to start a fire before someone at the home confronted him.
Police responded to the scene and took the suspect into custody without any reported injuries. Authorities arrested the man on suspicion of trespassing, and a trespass report was filed. As of Wednesday night, officials had not publicly released the suspect’s identity or disclosed possible motives.
There has been no indication that Brown was directly involved in the confrontation. Reports did not confirm whether the Grammy-winning singer interacted with the suspect during the incident.
The alleged trespassing case marks the second reported security-related incident connected to Brown’s home in recent weeks. Earlier this month, reports surfaced involving a confrontation between a security guard at the property and a woman during an argument outside the residence. Brown denied involvement in that situation as well.
Brown, known for hit songs including “Forever,” “No Guidance” and “Under the Influence,” has faced frequent public scrutiny throughout his career, often attracting significant media attention surrounding both legal matters and security incidents.
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Pastor Jamal Bryant is transforming church property into 390 units of accessible housing for the local Black community through his New Birth Village initiative.
Atlanta-based Pastor Jamal Bryant is spearheading a new affordable housing development aimed at helping Black families create long-term generational wealth. In an exclusive interview with Black Enterprise published on May 12, the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church senior pastor announced the launch of New Birth Village, a transformative housing initiative expected to bring more than 390 homes to the Atlanta metropolitan area through a faith-based public-private partnership model.
As part of the development, the church is contributing approximately 35 acres of debt-free land from its campus and investing in predevelopment planning and infrastructure alongside its development partners.
In a statement shared on Pastor Jamal Bryant’s Instagram on Tuesday, the faith leader said New Birth Village is committed to “creating pathways to ownership, opportunity, and generational wealth for Black families across the Atlanta region.”
The statement continued, “Under the leadership of Pastor Jamal Bryant, this initiative is designed to turn renters into owners and make affordable homeownership a realistic possibility for teachers, nurses, seniors, young professionals, first-time buyers, and working families. This is ministry in motion. Faith meeting infrastructure. Church meeting community.”
The multi-year project will also feature mixed-use and community-focused spaces, in addition to future multifamily and senior housing developments. At the core of the initiative is a strong focus on wealth-building. By offering homes below market value in one of the nation’s fastest-growing metro areas, the project is designed to help families build equity, create generational assets, and strengthen economic circulation within Black communities.
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Pastor Jamal Bryant’s landmark affordable housing opportunity comes at a time when Black homeownership rates continue to decline nationwide. A 2025 report from Redfin found that Black homeownership fell to a four-year low of 43.9% in the second quarter of 2025. That figure marked a sharp decline from 45.3% the previous year, driven largely by rising unemployment, elevated interest rates, and worsening affordability challenges. 
Meanwhile, a February 2026 study from LendingTree revealed that Black households remain significantly underrepresented in homeownership across the nation’s 50 largest metropolitan areas. In 2024, the Black homeownership rate across those metros stood at 43.6%, representing roughly 4.6 million households, compared to 70.3% among white households.
Notably, Atlanta ranked highest among the 50 largest metros for Black homeownership, with a rate of 55.3%. Birmingham, Alabama (54.1%) and Richmond, Virginia (52.8%) followed closely behind. Only five major metros reported Black homeownership rates above 50%, with Washington, D.C., and Miami completing the list.
With Atlanta already leading the nation in Black homeownership, New Birth Village could become a model for expanding access to affordable homeownership and helping Black families build lasting wealth through real estate, a pathway that has historically remained one of the most effective tools for economic mobility and generational prosperity.
Thankfully, although rising market costs are driving up real estate prices nationwide, Black first-time homebuyers remain committed to homeownership. A Zillow research report published in February 2025 revealed that Black first-time homebuyers were playing a significant role in driving a rebound in the housing market, despite ongoing challenges with affordability. While the national percentage of first-time homebuyers dropped from 50% last year to 44%, there was a considerable rise among Black first-time buyers.
From 2019 to 2021, Black first-time home buyers saw a decline in their share, dropping from 47% to 35%. However, the trend reversed in 2022, with Black buyers making up 55% of first-time purchases. By 2023, that number surged to an all-time high of 63%, and in 2024, Black first-time buyers continued to lead the charge at 62%, outperforming all other racial groups.
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Serena Williams keeps proving she’s in a league of her own. Here are 30 photos that show exactly why we can’t stop watching.
UPDATE — Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 3:00 p.m. EST
Serena Williams was recently spotted out with her sister Venus at Netflix’s The Kevin Hart Roast special. It reminds us of just how fine she is, so we are reminiscing on all the body goals looks she’s served over the years. Through pregnancies, championships and public appearances, Serena’s snapback body gives self-proclaimed MILF’s like Kim Kardashian and Amber Rose a run for their money.

Serena looks flawless at The Kevin Hart Roast. She stood alongside her sister, Venus, and shared in a few laughs onstage as they presented Kevin with the G.O.A.T ring. In the clip, she jokes by saying, “We love you so much and as you know in tennis, love means nothing.” The crowd erupts in laughter.

The jokes are funny, but we are most impressed that Serena hasn’t aged a bit and the body is still body-ing. She and her sister look phenomenal.
Let’s admire all the goodness that came before and after mommyhood. Trust that Serena always bounces back with quickness and she is outside to remind fans just how hot she is and will always be.
Serena Williams keeps proving she’s in a league of her own. Here are 30 photos that show exactly why we can’t stop watching.
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LeBron James joins several different professional athletes in his generation tiptoeing around the topic of retirement.
Did LeBron James just “soft launch” retirement?
On Monday, May 11, after the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the 41-year-old NBA star gave a noncommittal answer when reporters raised the topic during a postgame press conference.
“I don’t know what the future holds for me,” he said plainly.
“I think I said last year, after we lost, I think to Minnesota, to go back and recalibrate with my family and talk with them and spend some time with them,” he continued. “And when the time comes, obviously, you guys will know.”
He told the Associated Press much the same.
“Nobody has any idea what the future holds, and I don’t either,” James told the outlet. “I’ll take time to recalibrate and look over the season and see what’s best for my future, and when I get to that point, everyone will know.”
It wasn’t a hard yes or a hard no, but it was in line with what so many other superstar athletes have been saying these days.
From Venus and Serena Williams to Simone Biles and Allyson Felix, athletes have increasingly been tiptoeing around the idea of retirement, reneging after announcing it, or avoiding the subject altogether and sending mixed signals in the process. Instead of offering a clean and declarative ending, many of today’s biggest sports stars appear to be leaving the door cracked open, rather than slamming it shut the way fans once expected.
Serena famously framed her next phase as an “evolution,” and after exchanging playful online banter with her sister last year, rumors of her official return to the court resurfaced. Meanwhile, Venus returned to the court at 45 at 16 months away during multiple tournaments last year. Then there are figures like Biles, who has not formally stated her intentions but has said it would be “greedy” to return to gymnastics at this stage of her career. Felix announced her retirement before recently revealing plans to return to track and field with hopes of competing in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Part of the cultural shift comes down to longevity. Advancements in sports science, medicine, conditioning, and recovery have allowed elite athletes to compete at high levels far longer than previous generations. But the culture surrounding celebrity athletes has also changed so much over time. Veteran stars can now step away for stretches of time while remaining culturally relevant through endorsements, media appearances, fashion campaigns, production deals, podcasts, and other ventures.
There is also the simple fact that staying in the game has never looked more appealing. Salaries continue to soar across major leagues, athletes increasingly gain crossover celebrity power, and fans remain deeply invested in legacy runs and comeback stories. Walking away entirely can feel less definitive in an era where athletes are brands as much as they are competitors.
Careers like acting, modeling, and professional sports once seemed to come with a steep expiration date somewhere between the late 20s and early 30s. Increasingly, however, some of the biggest blockbuster films are fronted by veteran stars while iconic supermodels return to catwalks and athletes continue playing well into their late 30s and 40s. And few figures embody that evolution more than James.
Now wrapping his 23rd NBA season, James has transformed from a teenage basketball prodigy to one of the most decorated athletes in modern sports history. Across runs with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, and Lakers, he has earned four NBA championships, four league MVP awards, multiple Finals MVP honors, and has become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. 
In recent years, speculation about James’s retirement has only intensified as he reached his 40s and eventually shared the court with his son, Bronny, a milestone many once considered impossible. Reports about whether he wants a farewell tour, one final championship run, or some kind of quieter exit have continued to swirl around him throughout the last few seasons. 
For now, though, he appears content leaving the question unanswered. And as more superstar athletes stretch their careers beyond what once seemed imaginable, fans may have to get used to retirement no longer arriving with a grand announcement, but with a lingering “maybe.”
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Nacho Polo and Robert Onuska Photo: William Jess Laird
Nacho Polo and Robert Onuska have shaped a thoughtful collection inside their Tribeca apartment, bringing together painting, sculpture and photography with a particular focus on materiality and sculptural form. In 2018, they co-founded Studiotwentyseven, a design gallery dedicated to contemporary and experimental works, with spaces in Miami, New York and London. Their collection includes pieces by Yoshitomo Nara, Rashid Johnson, George Condo, Paola Pivi and Claudia Comte. They have loaned pieces to institutional exhibitions at the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum in Madrid and Macro: Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome. Ahead of the spring fairs in New York, the couple discussed their collecting journey, most recent acquisition and the auction they have their eyes on.
Avatar Departing (2020) by Erwin Wurm has a prime spot overlooking Manhattan Photo: William Jess Laird
The Art Newspaper: What was the first work you ever bought?
Nacho Polo and Robert Onuska: Our first acquisition was Autolykos (2019) by the American artist Ron Gorchov. We were immediately drawn to his use of bent-wood canvases. They sit somewhere between painting and sculpture, which we’ve always found compelling. There’s a quiet tension in his work, especially in how he handles colour, that really stayed with us and ultimately shaped how we think about collecting.
What was the most recent work you bought?
Most recently, we acquired Nine Women 5 (2009) by Alex Katz. We’ve admired his work for a long time; there’s something so confident and clear about his approach. It feels both timeless and very present. We’re excited to finally have a piece by him as part of our collection.
How quickly do you decide to buy a work of art?
Usually quite quickly. It’s a pretty instinctive process. There’s often an immediate connection that’s hard to explain. At the same time, the market moves fast, so trusting that first reaction is important.
Rashid Johnson’s Untitled Anxious Bruise Drawing (2023) and Bordeaux Boxer (2021) by Clotilde Jiménez Photo: William Jess Laird
What do you regret not buying when you had the chance?
A textural sculpture by Nick Cave. We were shown a few beautiful works but didn’t move quickly enough. His work has such a strong physical presence and energy. It really stays with you. Missing that opportunity has definitely made us more aware of acting on instinct.
If you could have any work from any museum in the world, what would it be?
Any work by Jean-Michel Basquiat from the Broad in Los Angeles. His work still feels incredibly alive—layered, expressive and full of meaning. It’s the kind of work you could live with and keep discovering over time.
Autolykos (2019) by Ron Gorchov was Polo and Onuska’s first acquisition Photo: William Jess Laird
What are you most looking forward to seeing during the exhibitions, fairs and auctions in New York this spring?
We’re especially looking forward to the collection of Jean and Terry de Gunzburg at Sotheby’s. It’s a great example of how art and collectible design can live together in a really natural, thoughtful way.
What’s your least favourite thing about art fairs?
We usually attend the VIP previews, so the crowds are manageable. What we actually enjoy is the energy; there’s something exciting about seeing the works in person for the first time, beyond the previews galleries share in advance. That sense of discovery never really goes away.
Where do you like to eat and drink around Chelsea and the Hudson Yards area?
We often go to La Boca at Faena New York. Beyond the food and atmosphere, we really love the art collection at Faena; it makes the experience feel like a continuation of the day rather than a break from it.
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Blind from age one, the Alabama-born artist taught himself how to play the guitar as a child.
Soul musician Clarence Carter has died at age 90.
Carter, who was known for hit songs like “Patches” and “Strokin’,” died on Thursday, May 14. According to Rolling Stone, which first confirmed the news, he was battling sepsis and pneumonia and had recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Carter’s first music home as a solo artist, FAME Recording Studios, which has also produced music for artists like Aretha Franklin, Etta James, and Little Richard, honored Carter in a post on social media today.
“Clarence recorded all of his greatest hits at FAME Studios alongside Rick Hall, and recorded as part of the FAME family for more than four decades. He was far more than an artist to us. He was family,” the statement said. “The contributions Clarence made to FAME, the Muscle Shoals Sound, and American music simply cannot be overstated. Beyond being one of the most distinctive and soulful voices in music history, he was also a remarkably tasteful guitar player and an exceptional songwriter who penned many of his own hits. He did all of this while being blind from the age of one.”
The statement continued, “Clarence Carter leaves behind a legacy of timeless music, unforgettable performances, and a friendship we will always cherish. We extend our love and prayers to his family, friends, and fans around the world.”
Carter was born on Jan. 14, 1936, in Montgomery, Alabama, to sharecroppers. Blind from a young age, he taught himself how to play guitar as a child. He attended the Alabama School for the Blind and later studied music at Alabama State College, now Alabama State University.
He came to FAME Records in 1965 as a part of a duo called the C&C Boys (first named Clarence & Calvin) with a friend, Calvin Scott. The two were just starting out at the label, but when Scott was injured in an auto accident, Carter continued on as a solo artist. One of his biggest feats was writing “Tell Daddy,” which landed at number 35 on the R&B charts, but was taken to new heights when Etta James re-recorded it as “Tell Mama.”
Eventually moving from FAME to Atlantic Records, he churned out iconic soul records throughout the sixties and seventies like “Back Door Santa,” “Making Love (At the Dark End of the Street),” and “Too Weak to Fight.”
In 1968, Carter released one of the biggest songs of his career, “Slip Away,” which went down in history as a cheating anthem. It reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the R&B chart. Two years later, he released his highest-performing hit, “Patches,” in 1970, which peaked at number four on the Hot 100.
In 1970, Carter married the singer Candi Staton, a fellow FAME signee who sang background for him at the time, but later became known for hits like “Young Hearts Run Free” and “You’ve Got the Love.” The two had a son, Clarence Carter Jr. The marriage only lasted three years, which Staton has written about in her memoir, “Young Hearts Run Free,” alleging an incident where he was physically abusive toward her.
One of Carter’s most influential hits is “Strokin’,” which he released with Ichiban Records in 1985. It was banned from the radio because of its sexually explicit lyrics, but became a hit anyway as the record label cleverly placed it in juke joints. It was also featured on the soundtracks of Eddy Murphy’s “The Nutty Professor” and the 2011 film “Killer Joe.”

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The longtime friends, who are both mothers to girls, used Obama’s “IMO” podcast to open up on motherhood, their journeys as parents, and a major topic that isn’t often discussed out loud.
Michelle Obama has opened up about raising her two daughters, Sasha and Malia, and the struggles she and her husband, Barack, had conceiving, namely in her 2018 book “Becoming.”
As maternal health, IVF, and more remain major topics for Black women, Obama used a live taping of her “IMO” podcast to hold court with Serena Williams, discussing her journey to motherhood.
“I don’t know about all of you, but I know that when I struggled to conceive, I took that on, like a personal failure,” Obama told the gathered crowd.
Williams interjected, “I don’t think that we have that conversation enough about how many times that either you conceive and you have a miscarriage, or whether you conceive, and it doesn’t work. So I feel like the only times it works is when you’re not trying to conceive, but that’s right.”
In front of the audience, Obama alluded to the fertility journey she wrote about in “Becoming,” recalling that she got pregnant and had a miscarriage, which devastated her and Barack. After trying and trying and not being able to conceive, the couple turned to IVF, which helped Michelle get pregnant with the couple’s daughters.
According to a 2025 study conducted by the National Women’s Law Center, Black women are almost twice as likely as either Hispanic or non-Hispanic white women to experience infertility in the United States, due in large part to medical conditions like fibroids and pelvic inflammatory disease.
The “silent shame” of infertility weighs heavily in some households, even ones like the Obamas, before they turned to IVF to conceive their girls. But said shame goes deeper than just hearing the words “it’s a shame you can’t have a child” as the medical reasoning, inadequate care, and other issues are just as prominent.
The lack of care and knowledge about women weighed on Obama during her conversation with Williams.

“The truth is that we don’t pay enough attention to women’s health. There’s so much we don’t know about our bodies so much that doctors don’t share with us,” she said. “Even the issue of conceiving and freezing eggs, if you don’t have the right doctor at the right time, you may not get that information. I still know young women who aren’t thinking about freezing their eggs because nobody mentioned that to them.”
Williams, who has two girls with husband Alexis Ohanian, famously revealed that she won her 23rd Grand Slam title at the 2017 Australian Open while seven weeks pregnant. While being a mother had long been on Williams’ mind, she decided that her career took priority around 27, prompting a decision she advised others in her friend circle to adapt.
“I tell all my friends of age, freeze your eggs,” she told Obama. “Because I just feel like that is the best thing that you can do as a woman. I froze my eggs. And once I did it, all this pressure came off of my shoulders.”
Elsewhere in their hour-long conversation, Obama and Williams opened up about how the tennis star nearly died while giving birth, the joy and strength that she learned from her mother and more.
“What a lot of people don’t realize is that when we travel—every time we went to Australia, probably actually every time we went to France, my mom was always there,” Williams revealed. “My dad actually never went to those tournaments, and so she was always our coach for all that time, and so I don’t know how many Australian Opens I won, and she basically coached me through all of them.”
She added, “I remember one time when I was 89 in the world and everyone had written me off. I was like 20 something and they said I’d never win again. I was playing Maria Sharapova, she said ‘You got this.’ She told me exactly how to play. And I won in less than an hour. And it was really genius. My mom is not someone that’s gonna fill a room. She’s gonna say one word and it’s going to be the most powerful word in the room.”

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Janet Jackson Hits Her Career Peak in 1993 With Her ‘janet.’ Era: Greatest Pop Stars Podcast
In the third episode of the Greatest Pop Stars series focusing on Janet Jackson’s Vintage Pop Stardom, the spotlight is on her peak year of 1993. This year marked Janet’s commercial and cultural zenith with classic singles, iconic performances, and memorable fashion statements. The episode delves into Janet’s reinvention in the evolving music landscape of the ’90s, her collaborations with Tupac Shakur, and the enduring impact of her hits from that era. The discussion also touches on the challenges Janet faced amidst scandals and questions whether 1993 was the greatest pop peak of the early ’90s.
https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/janet-jackson-1993-greatest-pop-stars-podcast-discussion-1236246938
You can listen to the podcast in the link below.
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Examining the armor of Emperor Ferdinand I at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with Donald La Rocca (right), the curator of arms and armor Photo by Nealstimler, via Wikimedia Commons
On 30 April, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced that the Rubio Butterfield Foundation—led by the recently elected museum trustee Jennifer Rubio and her husband, Stewart Butterfield—has pledged more than $23m to endow the museum’s internships in perpetuity. The museum has offered internships for almost 60 years, with 100 undergraduate and graduate students participating annually. They have allowed students to learn about conservation, curation, digital imaging and more. These internships have only been paid since 2021.
Max Hollein, the Met’s director and chief executive, tells The Art Newspaper that “through our conversations with Jen and Stewart, it became clear that investing in people—specifically in access and opportunity—was their highest priority as supporters”.
He adds that “donors come to us with a wide range of interests, perspectives and passions” and part of his job is learning about what those are. “At their core, these discussions centre on two essential questions: What does the institution need most? And what does the donor care most deeply about?”
Jennifer Rubio and Stewart Butterfield Photo by Olivier Simille
It is often assumed that most donations to museums are objects to display on the walls or cash to buy more of them. In fact, museum officials have very different ideas when talking with prospective donors. “We have more art than we need,” says Gary Vikan, a former director of the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. What he often looked for was money to endow curatorial positions, which insured continued scholarship on the art that the museum already has or might gain in the future. “When I came aboard, the museum had three endowed curatorships,” Vikan says. “When I left, we had 18.”
Large museums have numerous funds and endowments, donated or added to by a great many donors. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston has approximately 140 separate funds and endowments that add up to $1.9bn, according to the museum’s director, Gary Tinterow, who adds that most are purchase funds or operating funds. In 2025, he says: “There was one donor, J. Venn Leeds, who came to us and said that he wanted to give money to the museum, and asked us: ‘What can I support? What do you need?’ We asked him: ‘What aspect of the museum do you most enjoy?’ We talked for a while about this, and he ended up setting up a $2m endowment to support our annual Grand Gala Ball”, the museum’s largest annual fundraising event. “That worked for him, and it certainly worked for us.”
Maxwell Anderson, a former director of both the Indianapolis Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art, says that “it is routine that museum directors are able to channel donor’s energies in respect to institutional priorities”. He added that “it is more common that directors guide philanthropy in ways commensurate with institutional priorities than that they accede to requests by donors that may not align”. Anderson cites as an example his recommendation to Melva Bucksbaum, a Whitney trustee, to endow an award of $100,000 to an artist included in the Whitney Biennial, the Melva Bucksbaum Prize.
In a preface to the 2010 Whitney Museum publication, A Ten-Year Celebration of the Bucksbaum Award, 2000-2010, she wrote that Anderson met her for breakfast in 1999, shortly after his appointment to the museum’s directorship. At that point, Bucksbaum had been a trustee since for three years and had contributed regularly for the purchases of artworks recommended by Whitney curators.
“At our breakfast together, he was enthusiastic about an idea he had for an award to be given to an artist showing in each Whitney Biennial. He said that he thought the award should be $100,000, in order to make a meaningful difference to the artist,” Bucksbaum wrote. “So, as Max and I discussed this award, I leaned over the table and said: ‘Max, I think I can help you with this.’”
Another instance, when Anderson was the director of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, was his suggestion to museum trustee Bren Simon to donate $10m to endow the director’s own position. Simon agreed, and that position is now called the Melvin and Bren Simon Director.
William Griswold, the Cleveland Museum of Art’s director, says “the most impactful gifts sit at the intersection of donor passion and museum purpose”. To that end, he says, prospective patrons of the Cleveland Museum of Art are told or given a copy of the institution’s strategic plan so that donors offered the opportunity to pick and choose among areas in need of support.
Hollein, whose official, endowed title is the Marina Kellen French director and chief executive, adds: “Ultimately, it is about finding the intersection between their passions and the museum’s needs and building something lasting from that alignment.”
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“Every price surge lands on us harder because the ground was never level to begin with,” Nadine Smith, president and CEO of Color Of Change, told theGrio.
President Donald Trump said he doesn’t “think about” Americans’ financial situation when asked whether he considered the economic impacts of the U.S. war in Iran, after inflation hit its highest level in three years, and as Black American households feel the brunt of the nation’s sustained affordability crisis.
The U.S. Department of Labor released the consumer price index report for April, which rose 3.8% year over year as inflation continues to rise, largely driven by rising gas prices resulting from the U.S. military conflict in the Middle East. In addition to energy prices, shelter and food costs also rose in April.
The latest economic data further threatens the livelihoods of Black Americans, who are disproportionately suffering under Trump’s second term in office. Last week, the latest jobs report revealed that the Black unemployment rate rose to 7.3%, remaining at pandemic levels dating back five years.
When asked about whether he considered the economic pains of Americans right now as he works to secure a deal to end the war in Iran first launched on Feb. 28, Trump told reporters, “Not even a little bit.”
“The only thing that matters when I’m talking about Iran: they can’t have a nuclear weapon,” said the president. “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation. I don’t think about anybody.”
Democrats quickly seized on Trump’s remarks, which come just months before the midterm elections on Nov. 3, which will determine control of Congress and whether the president can carry out the rest of his agenda without legislative checks and balances. That agenda has come with mass cuts to the federal job workforce, disproportionately hurting Black workers, and attacks on DEI that have spilled over into the private sector.
“The reckless Republican war of choice in Iran is crushing the financial situation of the American people. Donald Trump just made clear he doesn’t give a damn. At what point have you had enough?” said U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, and, should Democrats win the majority, the body’s first Black House speaker.
Advocacy groups and civil rights leaders called out Trump’s policies for the latest inflation numbers and the outsized impact they’re having on Black consumers, who are facing racial disparities in wage earnings, wealth accumulation, homeownership, and access to affordable health care.
“Working people are past the breaking point. Trump’s war on Iran has gas up 28%. Groceries are rising at the fastest pace in nearly four years. Rent keeps climbing. Wages keep sliding. And while families count pennies at the checkout line, the Trump crime family lines its pockets and funnels money to wealthy backers,” Nadine Smith, president and CEO of Color Of Change, told theGrio.
“Black Americans have spent generations witnessing this country strip wealth from our communities instead of building it alongside us. Every price surge lands on us harder because the ground was never level to begin with.”
NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson told theGrio, “Trump’s economy is so deep in the gutter that gas is averaging 4 to 5 bucks a gallon, unemployment continues to climb, and inflation — which he claimed would be dealt with on day one — is again skyrocketing.” He continued, “Life is getting more and more unaffordable every single day, and you bet that all of us will send Donald Trump a clear message in November when we head to the polls.”
Alphonso David, president and CEO of the Global Black Economic Forum, said, “Too many people still talk about global conflicts as if they exist somewhere far away from everyday American life. But when instability overseas drives up fuel costs, people in marginalized communities feel it immediately at the gas pump, in grocery aisles, and in the rising cost of simply getting to work and caring for their families.”
David told theGrio, “The Global Black Economic Forum has long argued that global affairs and international instability directly impact working people, entrepreneurs, and households across the country, especially communities, like the Black community, already carrying the greatest economic pressure with the least financial cushion.”
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